AH-MAZING!
NEWS: Space Shuttle Enterprise completes historic flyover of New York City on the back of a modified 747 before delivery to the intrepid museum. This is totally an actual photograph of what actually happened.
You sort of had to be there.
— ECONOMY: Growth slows. (The New York Times)
— BOLDY GO: Enterprise lands in NYC. (The New York Times, Buzzfeed)
— BLAST OFF: Fly through space with NASA. (NPR)
— OKINAWA: Half of the US Marines in Okinawa will leave after years of tense relations. (The Guardian, Stars and Stripes)
— BIN LADEN: Bin Laden family deported; anniversary of Osama’s death approaches. (NPR, Christian Science Monitor, The Washington Post)
— WAR CRIMINAL: Charles Taylor is convicted by international tribunal. (The BBC, Christian Science Monitor)
— WHAT? Obama got Bidened. (New York Magazine’s Daily Intel)
—WHAT WHAT? Obama’s too cool? (New York Magazine’s Daily Intel)
— LA RIOTS: It’s been 20 years since Los Angeles exploded. (TIME Magazine)
— HOLLYWOOD BANDIT: To many, he’s a hero. (The New York Times)
— HERITAGE: Mayans feel like strangers in a familiar land. (Al Jazeera)
— NON LETHAL WEAPONS: The military tests weapons that won’t kill you. (Wired’s Danger Room)
—WRITING: Tough love from “Papa.” (Flavorwire)